So we’re teaming physicians with
administrators to work together
to improve delivery. Our services
for women and children continue
to receive national recognition
in the areas of obstetrics, neonatal ICU, epilepsy and pediatrics.

We’re also heavily focusing on
genomic medicine, especially as
it relates to screenings for newborns. And our National Gianna
Center for Women’s Health and
Fertility is now expanding to
cities across the country, helping
women and couples deal with
fertility problems naturally rather
than with in vitro fertilization.

Q: How is technology helpingto improve the alreadyhigh-quality care you offer?

A:Quality continues to be a
source of great pride for us, and
through some very exciting new
initiatives, our hospital is among
the top in New Jersey for patient
satisfaction according to ratings
from Healthgrades. Some of the
conveniences we’ve brought to
patients include our new mobile
app—KidAches—so parents can
get answers 24/7 for children’s
illnesses through the use of their
smartphone or tablet. We’re working on electronic health record
services that will help physicians
with billing and management by
streamlining their workload and
allowing them to focus more on
clinical care. And finally, we have
a new video monitoring system
in place in our neonatal ICU,
enabling parents to see how their
child is progressing around the
clock from any location.

HACKENSACKUNIVERSITYHEALTHNETWORK

Robert C. Garrett,
president and CEO,

Q: What trends are takingplace in health care and howare you meeting thosechallenges?A:Our recent merger withMeridian Health gives us apresence of 12 hospitals and

125 health care sites
that extend from the
northern New Jersey
state line all the way
to Atlantic City. This
merger allows us to
be more efficient and
provide patients with
convenient access to
an entire continuum of
care: fitness and wellness centers, ambulatory surgery centers,
urgent care, rehabilitation, and long-term
care facilities, all within
a 10-minute drive.

We’ve also partnered with CVS
MinuteClinic and
urgent-care providers,
and have established the largest
fitness and wellness center in
the state, which is co-branded
with the New York Giants and
located in Maywood. These
initiatives allow us to offer
everything from preventive and
primary care through superspecialized treatment, all right here
in New Jersey.

A:Recently, in conjunction with
the New York Giants, we hosted
a fundraiser called Tackle Kids
Cancer. With Eli Manning as
our spokesperson and a number
of corporate partners, we raised
more than a million dollars for
clinical services and research in
pediatric oncology.

But most exciting is our partnership with Seton Hall University in establishing New Jersey’s
only private medical school, open
to students in the fall of 2018.

Our founding dean is Dr. Bonita
Stanton, vice dean of research for
the School of Medicine at Wayne
State University in Michigan. And
our brand new campus in Nutley
and Clifton will offer an integrated curriculum to give students a
multiprofessional experience.